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dougsoderstrom11 Jul 2004

Of course, some truth can be found..... such as 2+2=4, etc. But when dealing with the really complex realities of life such as:
---- Does God exist?
---- Who is God?
---- Is there a life after death, and, if so, what are the
alternatives and of what do they consist.... Heaven, Hell,
Purgatory, Reincarnation, nothing, etc.?
---- Who is more likely to go to Heaven or to Hell: One who
lived an absolutely horrible life, but accepted Jesus
Christ during the last day of his life OR one who has lived
a life of empathic concern for others, a life of dedication
to the poorest of the poor, but, for whatever reason, never
made "a conscious" attempt to accept Jesus Christ as his or
her savior?

The real question comes down, I think, to something like this: What is most important "to have an answer, perhaps to have the one and only right (correct) answer, OR to ask good questions realizing that you may well never be able to find an answer (to such questions as I listed above), but doing so anyway, because you are convinced that the most important thing in life is to search in an absolutely honest (authentic) manner!